Sec. 231. Establishment of the National Research Center for Proven Juvenile Justice Practices
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Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator shall award a grant to a nonprofit organization with a national reputation for expertise in operating or evaluating effective, evidence-based practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention or intervention to develop a National Research Center for Proven Juvenile Justice Practices. Such Center shall— collaborate with institutions of higher education as regional partners to create a best practices juvenile justice information-sharing network to support the programs and activities carried out with grants under title II of this Act; collect, and disseminate to PROMISE Coordinating Councils, research and other information about evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention to inform the efforts of PROMISE Coordinating Councils and regional research partners and to support the programs and activities carried out with grants under title II of this Act; increase the public’s knowledge and understanding of effective juvenile justice practices to prevent crime and delinquency and reduce recidivism; and develop, manage, and regularly update a site to disseminate proven practices for successful juvenile delinquency prevention and intervention.
Of the amount made available under section 224 to carry out this Act— for fiscal year 2016, not more than 2.5 percent of such amount shall be made available to carry out this section; and for fiscal years 2017 through 2020, not more than 4 percent of such amount shall be made available to carry out this section.